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Harvest for the future | Voedselpark Amsterdam

Our dream

Food Park Amsterdam can become one of the largest urban agricultural parks in Europe. The 42 hectares of organic clay can provide work for dozens of urban farmers and green entrepreneurs. The land will feed thousands of families in the city. It will become a knowledge centre for high-quality organic urban agriculture. Moreover, it will be a place where everyone can relax on a blanket, stroll around, garden, harvest and learn. With a beautiful landscape of flowers, trees and native shrubs, this green area will provide a habitat for countless insects, birds and other creatures. It will be a vibrant, biodiverse park that can absorb heavy rainstorms in the future.

The location for this dream? The Lutkemeerpolder in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, which is currently still undeveloped. And what is the municipality’s plan for this land? A distribution centre full of huge building boxes. Which do you think is better for the city and for our future?

Why we must buy land together now

This is our chance to preserve a green piece of Amsterdam for future generations. To create a place where urban farmers grow food for us on the most fertile ground in the city. A place where everyone can enjoy and learn from nature. Where knowledge about agriculture, sustainability and biodiversity can be gained and shared. And where we will work towards a truly green and sustainable economy.

The City of Amsterdam wants to turn the Lutkemeerpolder into a distribution centre. Instead, we are going for Voedselpark Amsterdam. Together we will buy up the land for all future generations!

What's the big rush?

The situation with the climate crisis and the collapse of biodiversity is dire. It is crystal clear that instead of building distribution centres to facilitate the ‘delivery economy’ we must green the areas around our cities. We must say goodbye to growth and deprioritise corporate interests. We must downsize, and put people, animals and nature first.

Contribute to this beautiful plan

The Lutkemeerpolder in Amsterdam Nieuw-West was originally an agricultural area. Fertile soil, a traditional pattern of plots, and an expansive view. Yet the municipality of Amsterdam is keen to have project developers build distribution centres here. Unrelenting campaigners have so far managed to prevent this from happening. We now need all the help we can get from Amsterdammers to show the city council and politicians that we want a different approach.

The Lutkemeerpolder must become the an area for food production for the city: the Voedselpark of Amsterdam. Because the future has to be green!